Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-03-04
House Bills Explained.

ELECTION NOTICES.
No. A6. By Mr.. Terrill provides that
county clerks shall at least twenty DAYS
before any general or special election make
out two written notices of it and shall
have the same published in the two weekly
newspapers of the county having the lar.
geSt circulation at least twice previous to
the election. II there be no newspaper in
the county, then the notices shall be post
ed in three public places.
TOWNSHIP TREAsURERs TO CoLLECr7
TAXES.
No. A7. By Mr.. Bidlake orders auditors
in counties where township treasurers are
elected to make out a duplicate tax list of
the township and deliver the same to the
county treasurer who shall furnish one to
the township treasurer. He shall collect
the taxes receiving as compensation two
per cent. on the first $4,000 and one per
cent. on the excess and five per cent. upon
all taxes collected by him by distress and
sale. The salary of $1,000 is allowed the
country treasurer in addition to his regular
commission.
PROTECTION OF GAME.
No. 24S. By Mr.. Mentzer, repeals the
first six sections of chapter Al, political
code, and sections 8, and S, laws of 1885,
and makes it unlawful for any person
within the territory to shoot or kill any
prairie chicken, grouse, wild duck, snipe,
goose, brant, plover or curlew between
January 1st and SEPTEMBER lst,or any quail
between January 1st and October 1stor any
song bird; also prohibits any person from
having In any one day over twenty-five
birds of any of the kinds named The fine
is $l lO for each bird killed or nest of eggs
destroyed; the fine for killing In any other
way than by a common gun is $25 for each
Offense.
GAMES OF CHANCE.
No. 249. By Mr.. Morris, prohibits any IL
censed dealer in liquors to allow any
games of chance to be played in the room
or in adjoining rooms to that in which
liquors are kept or sold. The fine for yio-
lating these provisions is not more than
500 or imprisonment for not more than
thirty days, or both, and also orders
that the license shall be revoked, and the
person disqualified from receiving license
for two years thereafter.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
No. 25O. By MI. Stewart, of Fall River,
repeals chapter 5S laws of 1885, which au-
thorizes the appointment of territorial and
county boards Of health.
VILLAGE school. DISTRICTS.
No. 251, By Mr.. Wyman provides that
upon petition of ten voters of an incor-
porated village that has an enrolment of
fifty children of school age, the county
superintendent shall organize the village
into school district a nd village having
less than fifty school children may be or
canned at the discretion of the superin-
Gendent. The school officers are allowed to
issue bonds not to exceed $1,000, for the
erection and furnishing of school build
ings, and district organized at the discre-
$780,
JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL. -
No. 252. BY Mr.. Dodds, appropriates for
buildings specified to be erected and fitted
up for the jamestown hospital for the in
sane, 4.500; buildings not to exceed in
AUTHORIZATION "a are to be issed 5oHas for Ior Ihs
years and payable after five years with in
terest at = per cent.
REGISTRATION OF CATTLE.
No. 25S. BY Mr.. Dodds, Furnishes the
person convicted of obtaining by any falsH
pretences the registration of any animal in
the herd register of any company for i'm
proving the breed Of domestic animals and
every person giving such a false pedigree,
Dy Imprisonment In prison not exceeding
both. ~ ~
YANKTON HOSPITAL.
No. 257. BY Mr.. Ward. provides for tn